Today, one of the largest international problems is textile waste. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has estimated that each year over 15 million tons of textile waste ends up in ...

“I had done a lot of mid-infrared spectroscopy throughout my career; I thought NIR would be a slightly different part of the spectrum,” Amanda Forster, a materials research engineer and textile ...

Black plastics have long been one of the most persistent challenges in mechanical recycling. Widely used in packaging, electronics housings and automotive ...

Gluten, a protein composite found in wheat and related grains such as barley and rye, gives a chewy and elastic texture to dough. Gluten causes health problems in people suffering from celiac disease ...

UPM has introduced UPM Circular Renewable Black, a bio-based black pigment designed to be detectable by near-infrared (NIR) sorting technology. The Finnish materials solutions group describes it as ...